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Returning a Value

Question: When executing a system call, how can I return a value back? My program will already return a value back. Example: String blah = system(“some command”); Is this correct?

All About Bool.h

Question: In my computer science class our teacher wants us to find information about Bool.h, which is supposedly in C++. No one in my class can find anything. Also, we

Array Initialization

Question: I’ve always used memset() in C to do char array initialization, but in C++ is it normal/acceptable practice to initialize a char array during declaration using this syntax? char

Circular Pointers

Question: I’m trying to make two classes point to one another. I know the syntax is weird, but it’s just to illustrate: class x{ y* ptry; }class y{ x* ptrx;

Array of Objects

Question: I have two questions. How do I pass an array of objects as an argument? How do I fix an error like “do or while loops are not expanded

Implicit Function Declaration

Question: I am a Computer Science student, and I am trying to compile a program where I use multiple files and my own header file for the first time. But

Eight-Byte Data Types

Question: I am looking for a data type in C++ that takes eight bytes. I have tried long, long int, and so forth, but they are all four bytes on

Debugging Macros

Question: In our project we are using many long macros. How we can debug them (setting breakpoints, etc.)? Is there any solution for that in Visual C++ 6.0? Answer: Unfortunately,

Exporting Templates Under C++

Question: How do I create a template library so that I can export templates and use them in different programs? Answer: I’m not sure I understand what you mean by

Memory Stack vs. Free Store

Question: When using C++, is it better to use stack or free store memory for data objects of medium to large size? I have multiplatform concerns on the answer. The

Initializing a Const Member

Question: I’m trying to initialize a const declared in a class. How do I do this? This example fails: class MyClass {private: const int A;}MyClass::MyClass () { A = 1;}

Templates and Nested Classes

Question: What is the C++ syntax for defining a function that belongs to a nested class that is contained within a template class? For example: template class A{ protected: //

Default String Class

Question: Is there a built-in or default string class in C++ or do I have to create my own? If so, what file can I look in to see the

STL and User-Defined Classes

Question: I’m new to the Standard Template Library. How do I incorporate a user-defined class into a hash_map? What functions do I need to overload? I get compiler errors when

Address of a Constructor

Question: How can I obtain the address of a constructor for a C++ class object? Answer: A constructor is not an ordinary member function. You cannot take its address. Related

Default Arguments to Functions

Question: Is it considered acceptable to use default argument initializers both in a definition of a function (e.g., void foo(int x =10) {…}) as well as its declaration? Stroustrup, in

Linking Two Databases in a SQL Query

Question: I have two databases, each on a separate machine in a network. I want to generate a report extracting data from table1 in database1 and table2 in database2. How

SQL Using Like to Search for

Question: I have created a database of journal articles and want to offer users the ability to search the Author field for the surnames of authors. Most of the articles

Can ADO Read and Write XML Files as Recordsets?

Question: Can the latest version of ADO (ActiveX Data Objects) read and write an XML file as a recordset? Answer: Ah, let me qualify that: ADO 2.1 can currently produce

Modify XML Using DCOM From the Cache

Question: How can I modify and update XML docs that are stored in the cache using a DCOM model (client side)? Answer: Given that caching is an IIS (Internet Information

Truncating the Last Five Characters in a Field

Question: How do I truncate the last five characters in a field? (The string length varies from row to row.) Answer: Try something along these lines: select left(myfield, datalength(myfield)-5) Related

Forcing a Linefeed in SQL

Question: How do I force a linefeed character using SQL? I created a report (see below) but when I e-mailed this report from Unix the carriage return was not interpreted

Select Statement Not Working

Question: I am trying to code an event that will transfer information from the current form into the display of another form. Information like company name and address, and contact

Using XML Within VBA

Question: Does XML work with VBA (Visual Basic for Applications)? I’m looking for a quick and easy way to store variable information that will be static once it has been

T-SQL Data Conversion

Question: I want to convert a signed integer into a 16-bit binary as part of a SELECT statement. For example: select myint, howeveritsdone as Binaryfrom mytablemyint Binary—- —————–137 1111111101110111-100 1111111110011100

Values Resulting to Null

Question: I want to add two numeric fields with values like these: Example 1: One field named Amount contains 565.25 and other field named Ticket contains null. select amount +

Creating a Crosstab

Question: How can I create a crosstab in SQL Server 7.0? I’m used to Microsoft Access, where I can use columnheading and rowheading. Does this work in SQL? Answer: This

Insert Trigger on Parent Table

Question: I have two tables and both tables have a one-to-many relationship. I want to add a new single record in the first “transheader” table (key is autonumber) and get